Anyone can play 'pick and choose'...
John 5:24 (KJV) Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
Acts 2:21 (KJV) And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Acts 15:11 (KJV) But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
Romans 10:13 (KJV) For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
John 3:16 (KLV) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Are you sure you want to play that game?
I did not play "pick and choose" but posted 3 verses and asked why is it I can understand and accept those verses at literal face value while other people cannot but must find a way to change them. That should raise a red flag for some people.
As far as the verses you cite above, I have mentioned many, many times there is just one way to be saved, no alternatives, therefore:
Acts 2:21 Romans 10:13-------------call upon the name of the Lord>>>>>>>>>>>>>saved
Acts 2:38------------------------------repent and be baptized>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>saved/sins remitted
John 3:16--------------------------------------believeth in Him>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>saved/not perish
1 Peter 3:21-----------------------------------baptizd>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>saved
If one takes into account ALL salvific verses then one sees that it takes belief repentance confession and baptism to be saved there NT faith MUST include repent confession and baptism since there is but one way to be saved.
The real issue is that until people understand that grace/salvation is a CONDTIONAL gift and God has required one meet the condition of obeying His will in believing, repenting, conffessing and submitting to baptism they will never under salvation as taught in the NT gospel. Nowhere ever is obedience said to be a work one does to merit salvation but it has been and remains a condition God has placed upon His gift of salvation. Many, many examples of this can be found throughout the Bible OT and NT.
John 6:27 Jesus said to
WORK for the meat that endures unto everlasting life which He
GIVES. Jesus GIVES everlasting life, it is free but at the same time one must meet the conditon (the work of belief) in order to receive the gift that Christ gives.